vt.& vi. 撅嘴,噘着嘴说,发脾气,鼓起,膨胀;n. 撅嘴,生气,不高兴,[动]大头鱼类;
[例句] He whined and pouted when he did not get what he wanted.
[例句] ...gorgeous pouting models.
n. [物]韧性,韧度,固执,坚持,不屈不挠,黏性;
[例句] Talent, hard work and sheer tenacity are all crucial to career success.
adj. (有)称号的,(有)头衔的,名义上的,书名的;n. 只有名义(或头衔)的人;
[例句] He is titular head, and merely signs laws occasionally.
拔出,退出,(使)离开,(火车)驶出;
[例句] She pulled out into the street...
[例句] He was about to pull out to overtake the guy in front of him.
adj. 用过的,不再有用的,已废的,失效的;v. 用钱,花钱( spend的过去式和过去分词 ),花费,消耗,花(时间);
[例句] Radioactive waste is simply spent fuel...
[例句] Several spent cartridges have already been found.
v. 尝,品尝,尝到( taste的过去式和过去分词 ),吃,喝,浅尝;
[例句] ...a keen sense of taste.
[例句] I like the taste of wine and enjoy trying different kinds...
n. 心理学研究者,心理学家;
[例句] Psychologists tested a group of six-year-olds with a video.
n. 出渣,出钢,出铁;v. 开发( tap的现在分词 ),(从容器等)汲取(液体),割[打]开…取[放]液体,轻拍,轻敲;
[例句] She turned on the taps.
[例句] ...a cold-water tap...
adj. (通常构成复合词)有…(状)尾的
[例句] The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.
[例句] ...a black dog with a long tail.
n. 传输;v. 转移,迁移( transfer的第三人称单数 ),转让,转移(感情),改变;
[例句] Remove the wafers with a spoon and transfer them to a plate...
[例句] He was transferred from Weston Hospital to Frenchay…
adj. 最高的,至上的,最重要的;adv. 最高地,最重要地;
[例句] John was on the uppermost floor of the three-storey gatehouse...
[例句] The rain spattered on the uppermost leaves.
n. 拧,捏,扭,苦
[例句] He tweaked Guy's ear roughly...
[例句] 'A handsome offer', she replied, tweaking his cheek.
n. 前进,进步,提升,升级,预付;
[例句] He cared little for social advancement.
[例句] ..her work for the advancement of the status of women.
n. 阿姨,姨母,姑妈,舅妈,婶娘;
[例句] She wrote to her aunt in America...
[例句] It was a present from Aunt Vera.
n. 独裁统治者,独断专行的人;
vt. 把…一分为二,把…二等分,与…相交叉;
[例句] The main street bisects the town from end to end.
n. [电]导管,水道,沟渠;
[例句] Pakistan became a conduit for drugs produced in Afghanistan.
n. 餐后甜食,甜点;
[例句] She had homemade ice cream for dessert...
[例句] I am partial to desserts that combine fresh fruit with fine pastry.
vt. 除去(感染),给…消毒;
[例句] Chlorine is used to disinfect water...
[例句] Make sure the draining board, sink and plug hole are regularly disinfected.
n. 法令,告示;
[例句] In 1741 Catherine the Great issued an edict of toleration for Buddhism...
[例句] He issued an edict that none of his writings be destroyed.